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WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Unveils New AI Voice Assistant

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: Squarespace plans to go private in a $6.6 billion deal. And France secures $16 billion in investment from tech giants. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:18.9

Here's your Tn B Tech Minute for Monday, May 13th.

0:23.0

I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.

0:26.3

Open AI has unveiled a less expensive version of its flagship artificial intelligence system

0:31.9

that includes a new voice assistant.

0:34.4

The new model dubbed GPT 4O can better digest images and video and can interact with people by voice

0:42.4

in real time,

0:43.4

according to the company's chief technology officer.

0:46.4

The company said that unlike current voice assistance,

0:49.2

people can interrupt this new AI voice feature

0:52.0

while talking to it, and the model is capable of

0:55.1

responding close to instantaneously. This feature will roll out to users who pay

1:00.6

for ChatGPT plus the company's $20 a month feature in the coming weeks.

1:06.2

Website Development Company's Square Space has agreed to go private in a 6.6 billion dollar deal.

1:13.7

The takeover by firm Permia underscores private equities interest in the technology sector.

1:19.8

Square space said its shareholders will receive $44 in cash for each share they own.

1:25.0

That's a 15% premium to Friday's closing price.

1:29.0

Square Space, which went public in 2021, said that going private offers the company flexibility

1:35.9

and resources.

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